Displaced fend for themselves to survive
The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta, Klaten, Jakarta
Tired, hungry and increasingly impatient about the long overdue arrival
of relief, some earthquake survivors are doing whatever is necessary to
rebound from Saturday's disaster in Yogyakarta and Central Java.
Some infants are surviving on drinks of diluted palm sugar after milk ran
out. A few people are thinking of building huts, but are too weak from
their injuries and hunger to get started.
Some have taken to stopping passing aid trucks and helping themselves to
supplies.
With the number of homeless reaching an estimated 650,000 people,
according to a provincial official, the continuing efforts to improve
distribution of aid made some inroads Wednesday. An estimated 5,800
people were killed.
Yogyakarta Governor Sultan Hamengku Buwono X apologized for the holding
up of aid trucks and said all vehicles must now be escorted by security
personnel.
Yadi, a resident from the worst-hit area of coastal Bantul regency,
admitted to stopping the trucks, but said they only took "enough to eat
... many are still going hungry".
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